The chief captain (ο χιλιαρχος). They actually had the Roman commander of the cohort along (cf. Acts 21:31), not mentio…

See Matthew 26:50.

Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews.—A stop should be placed after “captain.” The “band and the captai…

Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? Then the band and th…

Theophylact of Ohrid: After everything had been done that could dissuade the Jews, and they still refused to take warning, …

With the willing surrender of Jesus, the arrest was complete. The “commander” was the officer in charge, possibly the executive of the Roman garris…

Then the band of soldiers and the captain. It might seem strange that Christ, who laid the soldiers prostrate on the ground with a single …

Ver. 12 Then the band, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews ,
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Sin began in the garden of Eden; there the curse was pronounced, and there the Redeemer was promised. In a garden, that promised Seed entered into …

1. Now the Evangelist describes how our Lord was taken by the officers and led before the leaders. He is first led to one leader, Annas, and…